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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “coveting” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

37 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
 remove a letter ~ replace a letter ~ swap two letters ~ _add a letter from your word
(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
coveting14191231(None) 
covering142215731covering
caveating1539292caveating
closeting1236182closeting
coacting133412702coacting
coapting133511612coapting
coasting113615512coasting
coating103525312co_ating
cohering142413842cohering
colleting12311062colleting
competing163712462competing
compting153013602compting
convecting18310432convecting
convening15311202convening
conventing16311542conventing
converting16313132converting
conveying1838322conveying
cooeeing1137462cooeeing
cooeying1438152cooeying
coopting133411312coopting
corseting12312172corseting
cosseting1239542cosseting
costing104323022co_sting
coting94629252co__ting
counting113115272counting
courting112514572courting
coverings15217902coverings
covetingly1944282covetingly
coving124321522cov__ing
cowering142514042cowering
cozening20188322cozening
curveting1535352curveting
dovening13238362dovening
hoveling15189592hoveling
hovering151911142hovering
overing111918052_overing
riveting12139442riveting

Search took 4 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

  1. Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
  2. DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
  3. Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.
SeqSearch PhaseWords CheckedWords MatchedSecondsWords Per Sec
1Length Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059373.41035501.2
3Display Results37370.0132846.2
 (SQL Overall)178691373.81346863.6
 
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